May 5th (feat. DJ Drastik)

Galaxy protectas in the Mexican mecca
Some microphone wreckers seek the rest of the nectar
Stay swift May 5th ain't the end of the story
Indigenous existence in the cession territories

Whatever the weather hope the best will get better
Posted up alto Cali in the Mexican mecca
No you can't keep us down or take the rest of our treasure
One nation under ground nothin' less than forever

No you can't keep us down or take the rest of our treasure
One nation under ground nothin' less than forever
No you can't keep us down or take the rest of our treasure
One nation under ground nothin' less than forever
I went east of the river where the heavens beheld
I hope and pray to the same for them to bless and be well
Came back to the city where I steadily dwell
Where the concrete's hot and the melodies swell
Where hip hop comes to rock just to say it was there
We not asking for the perfect no one said it was fair
But there was something bout the Heights that made me feel so at home
When I was young with my family man I felt so alone
I didn't speak espanol but I did read comic books
My tios clowned my ass as nerdy and quite easily shook
I mistook their playful ribbing for some real disdain
I didn't see their work and love for fam just blinded by pain
Sometimes I get ideas flashes of how I could've begun
To understand my heritage and where my family came from
When I go east of the river is an instance of such a vista
And a vision of a family a people a reconquista

Galaxy protectas in the Mexican mecca
Some microphone wreckers seek the rest of the nectar
Stay swift May 5th ain't the end of the story
Indigenous existence in the cession territories

Whatever the weather hope the best will get better
Posted up alto Cali in the Mexican mecca
No you can't keep us down or take the rest of our treasure
One nation under ground nothin' less than forever

School I resented mexican dudes that showed machismo
Heard their cruel laughs and thoughts of tios lo mismo
When I went to jail I was approached by the Latinos
They said 'in here we stick together so you go where we go'
Once I got a nine to five finally respected the tribe
It was never the Mexicans that neglected to try
Gave a father a hand up he was expected to fly
And when he had himself some seeds he would protect them and die
Mexicans find each other it's a beautiful thing
The after sweetness of pan dulce what the crucible bring
So I went east of the river heard familiar laughs
But now I know to love my tios cause familia lasts
When I chill with these hip-hoppers man I nearly collapse
We laughin' drinkin' smoking yo time really elapsed
If your mind's feelin' sublime that's a subliminal haze
I felt the calling of Aztlan in new original ways

Galaxy protectas in the Mexican mecca
Some microphone wreckers seek the rest of the nectar
Stay swift May 5th ain't the end of the story
Indigenous existence in the cession territories

Whatever the weather hope the best will get better
Posted up alto Cali in the Mexican mecca
No you can't keep us down or take the rest of our treasure
One nation under ground nothin' less than forever

My ambition as a scribe is now to bridge all these tribes
I have to learn that native tongue my grandma ain't got much time
But when I really think about it what she probably wants
Is for her grandkids to be able to live extravagant
Once we have our own largesse we can spread the success
Whatever ism suits you best just help our moms be less stressed
My professor said Tristan listen it can't be resisted
Through reproductive momentum it's a Reconquista
Look who populates the land you find yourself livin' in
What's a piece of paper matter how we see citizens
I said I knew he was right when I looked at myself
Now it's my job to help my family and my personal health
And I desire to help my people but probably your people too
When you look back on your life everyone needed you
I went east of the river like my name was al green
Soul cleansed from what I smelt, what I felt, what I seen

Galaxy protectas in the Mexican mecca
Some microphone wreckers seek the rest of the nectar
Stay swift May 5th ain't the end of the story
Indigenous existence in the cession territories

Whatever the weather hope the best will get better
Posted up alto Cali in the Mexican mecca
No you can't keep us down or take the rest of our treasure
One nation under ground nothin' less than forever

One Nation and it's Brown Nothing less than foreva
One Nation Loving Sound, Nothing less than foreva
One nation under ground nothin' less than forever
Nothing less than forever nothing less than forever